Bed corner



June. 112, 11923.

M. ROSENBERG BEDACORNEJR Filed March 16.

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Patented June 12, 1923.

monsrs .nosnusnne, or WARREN, oHIo.

BED (Joanna.

Application filed March 16, 1922.

bed corners, and the object of my invention 1S to produce a slmple, strong, and inexpeir sive bed corner which can be easily attached to and detached from the bed posts, and

which will afford means for strongly supporting the end and side rails of a bed in such a manner that said rails can be easily attached or detached. My invention is further intended to produce a corner which is easily made, and in which a lever is arranged to impinge on one of the rails and lock it firmly in place, the arrangement being such that the rails ,can be used either side up as desired. 'My invention is also" intended to produce astructure which can be strongly, cheaply, and conveniently pressed from sheet steel, or other sheet malleable material.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a broken sectional plan of a bed corner showing my improvements.

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

The corner is provided with a face plate 10 which is adapted to fit against the bed post 9, and against which fits the horizontally projecting bracket 11, preferably stamped out of metal so as to be hollow, as shown in Figure 2, and is generally rectangular in cross section. The parts 10 and 11 may be brazed or otherwise secured together, or they may be separate, as desired. The bracket 11 is adapted to receive the projecting side wall 12 of a rail 18, which is the usual angle iron rail, and the plate 10 has a hole through it as shown at 14: in Figure 2, corresponding with the hole in the post 9, to the end that the fastening link 15 may be thrust through the bed post and held by a wedge 16. This general arrangement of the link and pin is not new, but is common to structures of this kind. The

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particular way of securing the link is,=however, I believe, novel, and affords a very firm and simple connection. The inner ends of the link are extended into the bracket 11, and the side members 17 of the link are folded over one upon the other as shown. at 18 in Figure 2, and firmly riveted at top and bottom to the top and bottom walls of the bracket 11, as shown at 19. This makes a simple means of securing the link, and also reinforces the bracket.

At-its outer end the top and bottom walls of the bracket 11 are horizontally andinwardly extended as shown at 20 and 21 respectively, to assist in forming means for supporting the end rail 23. To this end a channel iron 22 is secured between the members 20 and 21,and is extended nearly across the outer portion of the bracket as shown by dotted lines inFigure 1, the top wall of the'channel iron being cut away as shown-at 28, to form an abutment for the inner end of the horizontal portion of theside rail 13. The end rail 23 can also he slipped into place in the channel iron and bracket 11. The channel iron can be held in place by rivets 22 extending through the upper and lower parts of the channel iron, and through the members 20 and 21. e

The bracket 11 is closed on all four sides at its inner end portion, but is transversely and vertically slotted as shown at 2 1 near its junction with the back of the channel iron 22, this slot being for the purpose of receiving the fastening lever 25 which swings in the said slot, is pivoted on the back of the channel iron and in the bracket 11, as shown at 26, and has a rounded inner end 25 which acts as a cam, and is adapted to impinge against the part 12 of the side rail 18, thus securely locking the rail in place and preventing wobbling or squeaking. The lever 25 is arranged to come inside the end rail 23, and is preferably offset at its free end as shown at 27, so that it can be easily grasped and operated.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have devised a very simple, strong, and inexpensive bed corner in which the bed rails can be easily secured or released, and which is adapted to hold the rails firmly and without squeaking. The side rails have the top members cut away at the points where they enter the brackets, as shown, so that the vertical part 12 of the rail may enter behind the lever 25, and

noticed that the connection between the link l and the bracket is unusually simple and strong, and tends to reinforce and brace the bracket. The whole structure can be readily stamped out ormade from drop forgings,

and affords a reliable structure for the purpose intended.

fita-post 9 which iscircular in cross sec tion, but itwill be of course understood that the plate would be shaped to conform to the shape'of the post, whatever that might I claim-: s a a 1. bed corner having a face plate shaped to fit against the bed post, a bracket extending at right angles'to the face plate, and a link extending through the vface plate and bed post to receive a wedge, said link having its outer side portions extending from top to bottom of the. aforesaidbracket, and the upper and lower portions of said side members turned inso as to overlap, and with-the overlappedportions secured to the top and bottom walls of the bracket I p ,2. A bed corner comprising a bracket having means for detachably securing it to a bed post, said bracket'being of generally rectangular cross section and. extending at right angles to the post and having its top and bottom walls extended at right angles of a bed, said channel ironbeing extended and positioned so as'to form a way between its inner end and the side wall of the bracket, said way being adapted to receive the ver v tical web of theside rail of abed, the chan- Ihave shown the face plate 10 curved to nel iron having also a part cut away to form an abutment for the end of a side rail, and a swinging lever pivoted vwithin the bracket and having its'inner end arranged to impinge on the aforesaid siderail.

3. A bed corner comprising a bracket of generally rectangular cross section having -means for attachment to abed post, said bracket having its top and bottom walls extended at right angles at its outer portion, a

channel ironfitted between the top and bottomwalls ofthe bracket and adapted to re-,

ceive the end rail of a bed, a, way formed longitudinally of the bracket and approximately fitting the vertical web of a side rail of a bed, and a swinging lever pivoted in the bracket and having its inner end arranged to impinge onthe aforesaid side rail.v

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' MORRISROSENBERGQ 

